Mambo Lips is an honest, heartfelt, and often hilarious memoir about growing up seeing the world through the authors Latin culture. Joie Lamar tells us the awkward, sometimes painful, and extraordinary stories of her childhood as she discovers that she is a lesbian. Every memory is a building block towards the strength she derives from being different. It is an easy, cannot put it down, kind of story that leaves the reader wanting more. Lucky for us all, it is volume 1 of a 2 part memoir.